IBM Screen Definition Facility II

IBM Screen Definition Facility II features

Panel and panel group editors

Use the panel editor to define the main components of a panel, including its format and data structure. The format describes how data is presented on a device; the data structure describes how data is communicated to and from the application. IBM® Screen Definition Facility II can distinguish between general panel characteristics and those specific to a target system. The panel group editor can define objects required by IBM CICS® BMS, IBM IMS™ MFS, CSP/AD and IBM GDDM-IMD runtime services.

Partition set editor

Define how the screen of an IBM 8775, IBM 3290 or IBM 3180 display device is split into a number of separately controlled areas.

AID table and control table editors

Map operator actions to values, which are then returned to the application, with the AID (attention identifier) table editor. You can use the control table editor to define a sequence of conditional operations and their associated control or branching functions.